syllabary en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ)der. Latin syllaba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium New Latin syllabāriumder. English syllabary From New Latin syllabārium, from syllaba.
Meanings
- A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.
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A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.
It shouldn't be hard to come up with a musical syllabary in which pitches code for vowels and timbres code for consonants.
Bamum is a syllabary developed between 1896 and 1910, used for writing the Bamum language in western Cameroon.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syllabaries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
semisyllabic · semisyllabary · Cypriot syllabary · alphasyllabary · syllabaric
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Translations (35)
ru слогова́я а́збука (system) · fi syllabaari (system) · fi tavumerkistö (table) · fi tavukirjoitus (system) · de Silbenschrift (system) · pl sylabariusz (system) · cy sillwyddor (system) · mk слого́вница (table) · ru слогово́е письмо́ (system) · cs slabičné písmo (system) · tl talapantigan (system) · pt silabário (table) · nb stavelsesskrift (system) · ca sil·labari (system) · es silabario (system) · la syllabarium (table) · pt silabário (system) · da stavelsesskrift (system) · mk сло́говно пи́смо (system) · fr syllabaire (table) · tl talapantigan (table) · fr syllabaire (system) · ru слогова́я пи́сьменность (system) · tl pantigan (system) · el συλλαβάριο (table) · ko 음절문자 (system) · la syllabarium (system) · ga siollabra (system) · ja 音節文字 (system) · nn stavingsskrift (system) · pl sylabariusz (table) · cmn 音節文字 /音节文字 (system) · bg сричкова азбука (system) · grc συλλαβάριον (table) · el συλλαβογραφία (system)